Larry Wright Wins Event no. 30 ($101,975)

Larry Wirght came into the final level of the day with a 2.5:1 chip lead against Brandon Cantu and after a few small swings in the counts, Wright had his opponent down to just 12 big blinds before finally closing out the night.

Brandon Cantu open-shoved the button for about 120,000 and Larry Wright called from the big blind.

Wright: 3 – 4 – 7 – 8 – 9
Cantu: 3 – 6 – 9 – 10 – Q

Both players drew one card each. Cantu was all in for his tournament life with a 10 against Wright’s 9. Wright drew a 4 and Cantu drew a queen. Brandon Cantu was eliminated in 2nd place place ($63,048) while Larry Wright wins Event no. 30, taking home the $101,975 grand prize and the thirtieth gold bracelet of the 2012 WSOP.

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Larry Wright entered Level 18 on the short stack and managed to come from behind to take the lead by the time the level came to an end. All three chip stacks were nearly even at one point and after a few confrontations, Andrew Lichtenberger was left on the short stack heading into level 19.

Down to his last 200,000, Andrew Lichtenberger was all in before the draw against Larry Wright.

Wright: 4 – 8 – 9 – 10 – J
Lichtenberger: 3 – 5 – 6 – 9 – 5

Lichtenberger drew one card while Wright stood pat with a made jack-low. Andrew Lictenberger paired his five on the draw and was eliminated in 3rd place while Larry Wright took the chip lead over Brandon Cantu going into heads-up play with about 740,000 to 550,000.

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Both players drew one card each. Lichtenberger drew a 6 to make an eight-low while Lindgren bricked with an ace. Erick Lindgren was eliminated in 5th place ($19,676).

Michael Mizrachi Eliminated in 4th Place ($28,198)

Brandon Cantu opened the pot for 8,000 before the draw, Michael Mizrachi moved all for 63,000 and Cantu called.

Cantu: 2 -5 – 6 – 9 – J
Mizrachi: 2 – 3 – 4 – 6 – 2

Both players drew 1 card each. Cantu made a jack-low and Mizrachi bricked with a pair of deuces. Michael Mizrachi was eliminated in 4th place ($28,198) while Brandon Cantu moved up to just under 600,000 in chips.

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Ryan Tepen began the final table on the short stack and was the first player eliminated. On just the second hand of the day, Michael Mizrachi opened the cutoff for 7,000, Ryan Tepan moved all in for around 50,000 from the big blind and Mizrachi called.

Mizrachi: 4 – 6 – 8 – 9 – J
Tepen: 3 – 5 – 8 – 10 – Q

Mizrachi was ahead with a jack-low against Tepen’s queen-low when the money went in before the draw. Tepen stood pat and Mizrachi drew one card. He trade one jack for another, still ending the hand with a jack-low to win the pot and eliminate Ryan Tepen in 7th place ($10,318).

Rep Porter Eliminated in 6th Place ($14,078)

Andrew Lichtenberger opened the pot for 8,000 from under the gun, Rep Porter reraised to 28,000 from the button, Lichtenberger four-bet shoved and Porter called all in.

Lichtenberger: 3 – 4 – 5 – 6 – 8
Rep Porter: 2 – 5 – 6 – 7 – 9

Both players stood pat and Andrew Lichtenberger had been dealt a made 8-low to win the pot and eliminate and eliminate Rep Porter in 6th place ($14,078).

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Action Begins, Final Table Now Underway

Posted: Sun, Jun 17, 12, 2:15 PM

The final table of Event no. 30 ($1,500 Deuce-to-Seven Draw Lowball) is now underway, and Card Player will be posting level-by-level updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions.

Day 2 ended with the elimination of John Phan in 8th Place ($7,748), setting the official 7-handed final table. Play will begin in Level 16 with blinds of 1,500-3,000 with a 700 ante, and will continue until a winner is determined.

With cards now back in the air, here is a look at the final table and how these players match up: